J 611 posted:Ed Mullan posted:J, the color of the paint on the cab roof and tender deck will be WM red oxide, which was used on the prototypes. It just that they are using enamel because it will fade way less.
On the repainted caboose, which had WM "speed lettering" and the more darker freight car red, the 1813 will now wear a bright red, as used with the older lettering, which they will also apply to the caboose.
Here is how it will look, except no "getto grills", four windows with no awnings, which is what this scheme looked like in that era of service. This caboose is located at Westernport MD. Next to the old WM passenger station there.
Ed
Ed, sorry, I think you misinterpreted my post. What I meant was that the hard core railfans and C&O purist folks will be upset with the red on the tender and cab roof. People really get worked up about this stuff for some reason. As far as I'm concerned the WMSR can paint it whatever color they want as it's their locomotive now. But some people insist on things being "prototypical." Which got me thinking was there an outcry when Southern dolled up 2716 back in the early 80's?
Or T&P 610?
